Body discovered after fire in same Edenderry house where boy and grandaunt died 

Gardaí and emergency services attended the incident at a home in Castleview Park on Tuesday morning and remain at the scene. File picture: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos

A body has been discovered following a fire in the same house where a boy and his grandaunt died in an arson attack in Edenderry, Co Offaly last year.

Gardaí said they are investigating “all the circumstances” of the fire at Castleview Park in Edenderry.

Emergency services attended the fire in the early hours of Tuesday morning and remain at the scene. Local fire services have since extinguished the fire. 

The body of an adult was discovered at the house, and an autopsy will be carried out to determine the cause of death, which will determine the course of any Garda investigation. 

The scene is currently preserved for gardaí to carry out a forensic examination of the scene. 

Gardaí in Tullamore are appealing for anyone with any information on this house fire to contact An Garda Síochána.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Tullamore Garda Station on 057 932 7600, the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.

It is understood that there were people occupying the house from time to time despite the damage.

The incident occurred at the same house where four-year-old Tadhg Farrell and his great-aunt Mary Holt were murdered in December 2025.

The young boy’s grandmother also received hospital treatment for serious burn injuries in that first blaze.

A man in his late 20s who had been detained on suspicion of murder was released without charge in January.